I developed a strong love for the streets of Chiang Mai. We were there for a week, and I found myself walking through the city at all times of the…

I’m not a huge fan of San Francisco. I know. At any moment I will be escorted away as not only a bad gay, but a bad human. I’ve encountered…

Wow. I wasn’t quite prepared for the assault on my senses. We only had a few hours in Savannah (a quick overnight), and as we rose above the river on…

We weren’t sure what we were going to do for New Year’s Eve. We had been in Lisbon for a little over 24 hours, and knew we wanted to see…

There’s something about Mexico City. Whenever I find myself in her warm embrace, I feel like I understand what it means to be human. The city constantly teems with life…

In the early 2010s, a close friend and I decided to jump into the mobile app Foursquare with some competition. At the time, there was an array of ‘badges’ you…

Nobody can really understand Mardi Gras until they’ve spent a considerable amount of time in New Orleans. Sure, there are images and stories about the debauchery, but Mardi Gras isn’t…

I know the story behind the phrase “Stockholm Syndrome” isn’t exactly a pleasant one, but I totally get the concept. Stockholm (the city) is like a siren of the sea….

I had the privilege of turning 20 in the one of the world’s greatest cities – Paris. I was studying abroad for a semester, and as my birthday is on…

Attending Carnival in Rio is one of those things that should be on everybody’s to-do list. There is simply nothing quite like it. Very rarely have I experienced such a…